Glenna Marshall

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Glenna Marshall about biblical memorization and the Christian, help for addressing biblical and theological illiteracy, and her new book, Memorizing Scripture: The Basics, Blessings, and Benefits of Meditating on God's Word (Moody, 2023).What you’ll hear in this episodeHow memorization can help our Christian life.Help for the person who thinks their memory is too poor to try Scripture memorization.The biblical precedent for memorizing God’s Word.Practical tips for memorizing Scripture.Ideas for memorizing Scripture with others and children.What it looks like to memorize a whole book of Scripture.The goal of biblical memorization.Encouragement for those getting starting or continuing on with memorizing Scripture.Helping to address biblical and theological literacy.About Our GuestGlenna Marshall is a pastor’s wife and mother of two energetic sons. She is the author of The Promise Is His Presence, Everyday Faithfulness,  and Memorizing Scripture. She writes regularly at GlennaMarshall.com on biblical literacy, suffering, and the faithfulness of God. She is a member of Grace Bible Fellowship in Sikeston, Missouri.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Glenna Marshall about biblical memorization and the Christian, help for addressing biblical and theological illiteracy, and her new book, Memorizing Scripture: The Basics, Blessings, and Benefits of Meditating on God's Word (Moody, 2023).What you’ll hear in this episodeHow memorization can help our Christian life.Help for the person who thinks their memory is too poor to try Scripture memorization.The biblical precedent for memorizing God’s Word.Practical tips for memorizing Scripture.Ideas for memorizing Scripture with others and children.What it looks like to memorize a whole book of Scripture.The goal of biblical memorization.Encouragement for those getting starting or continuing on with memorizing Scripture.Helping to address biblical and theological literacy.About Our GuestGlenna Marshall is a pastor’s wife and mother of two energetic sons. She is the author of The Promise Is His Presence, Everyday Faithfulness,  and Memorizing Scripture. She writes regularly at <a href="http://GlennaMarshall.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GlennaMarshall.com</a> on biblical literacy, suffering, and the faithfulness of God. She is a member of Grace Bible Fellowship in Sikeston, Missouri.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

The Basics, Blessings, and Benefits of Memorizing Scripture with Glenna Marshall

Marcia Montenegro

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Marcia Montenegro about the dangers of the New Age, including their obsession with angels, numerology, their view of “god”, passing on energy to people, along with the distinguishing marks of the New Age, and how Christians should respond to them.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe distinguishing marks of the New Age.The most concerning aspects of the New Age on the Church.Why New Agers are so obsessed about angels.Why numerology is a big thing in the New Age.The difference between “god” in the New Age verses Scripture’s teaching about God.Why passing on energy on to others is not biblical.How Christians should respond to the New Age.About Our GuestBefore becoming a Christian, Marcia Montenegro was involved for many years in Eastern spiritual beliefs (Hindu and Buddhist), New Age, and Occult practices. She was also a certified, professional astrologer who taught Astrology for several years and served as chairperson of the Astrology Board of Examiners (ABE) and President of the Astrological Society in Atlanta, GA. She has articles published in various magazines and written chapters included in books on the New Age and Occult topics. Marcia has a Master’s Degree in Religion from Southern Evangelical Seminary, Charlotte, NC. Marcia serves as a missionary with Fellowship International Mission (FIM), Allentown, PA. Based in Arlington, VA she is the mother of an adult son and also the author of SpellBound: The Paranormal Seduction of Today’s Kids (Cook, 2006). Marcia’s CANA website is christiananswersforthenewage.org.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

The Dangers of New Age with Marcia Montenegro

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers a biblical theology of productivity, the grace of God and productivity, and eight practical keys to productivity.What you’ll hear in this episodeA biblical theology of productivity.The grace of God and productivity.Eight practical keys to productivity. Some additional resourcesWhat’s Best Next by Matt PermanGetting Unstuck by Matt PermanRedeeming Productivity by Reagan RoseWell- Done: a strategy for life stewardship by Reagan Rose.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

Eight Keys to Being Productive to the Glory of God

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Reagan Rose about facing up to our responsibilities with the grace of God, watchfulness, and temptation, and his new book, Well Done: A Strategy for Life Stewardship, among other topics in this new episode.What you’ll hear in this episodeFacing up to our responsibilities with the help of the Lord.The importance of watchfulness in the Christian life.Watchfulness and fighting temptation.Why our character is to inform our witness.Fighting jealousy with the grace of God.The danger and blessing of having and using any platform for God’s glory.Cultivating humility in our relationship with other Christians.Some ways Christians should think about faithfulness where the Lord has us and being faithful in that place.How we can balance our stewardship in every area of our lives.Getting feedback from our spouse on how well we are doing in our leading of our homes, etc.A practical strategy for husband and wife to make a budget.About Our GuestREAGAN ROSE is the founder of Redeeming Productivity, a media ministry focused on a biblical approach to personal productivity. Reagan has a Master of Divinity from The Master's Seminary and lives in Michigan with his wife, Kim, and their two children.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

A Strategy for Life Stewardship with Reagan Rose

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Doreen give examples of Shane and Shane’s involvement with Bethel and Elevation along with discussing a biblical-theological framework and plan for discernment, the dangers of biblical and theological illiteracy, why every Christian should use discernment when engaging all forms of content or media, and much more on this new episode.What you’ll hear in this episodeA biblical-theological framework for discernment.A plan for every Christian to engage in discernment.Why every Christian should use discernment when engaging all forms of media.Why the music we listen to privately or sing at our local churches matters.Examples of Shane and Shane’s involvement with Bethel and Elevation.the dangers of biblical and theological illiteracy.The ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian.How growing in a biblical worldview helps us to grow in discernment.About GuestDoreen is an author and podcaster. Her website is: DoreenVirtue.com and you can find her at Instagram.com/DoreenVirtue, Facebook.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus, and YouTube.com/DoreenVirtueForJesusAdditional ResourcesExamples of Bethel’s Divergent Theology with Richard Moore - YouTubeThe Dangers of Bethel and the NAR Movement with Holly Pivec - YouTubeThe Influence of the NAR on Christianity with Doug and Holly - YouTubeThe Marks of the New Apostolic Reformation with Dawn Hill - YouTubeFour Concerning Dangers about the Theology of Steven Furtick - YouTubeFour Biblical Reasons to Reject the Passion Translation - YouTubeSubscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Doreen give examples of Shane and Shane’s involvement with Bethel and Elevation along with discussing a biblical-theological framework and plan for discernment, the dangers of biblical and theological illiteracy, why every Christian should use discernment when engaging all forms of content or media, and much more on this new episode.What you’ll hear in this episodeA biblical-theological framework for discernment.A plan for every Christian to engage in discernment.Why every Christian should use discernment when engaging all forms of media.Why the music we listen to privately or sing at our local churches matters.Examples of Shane and Shane’s involvement with Bethel and Elevation.the dangers of biblical and theological illiteracy.The ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian.How growing in a biblical worldview helps us to grow in discernment.About GuestDoreen is an author and podcaster. Her website is: <a href="http://DoreenVirtue.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DoreenVirtue.com</a> and you can find her at <a href="http://Instagram.com/DoreenVirtue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram.com/DoreenVirtue</a>, <a href="http://Facebook.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus</a>, and <a href="http://YouTube.com/DoreenVirtueForJesusAdditional" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube.com/DoreenVirtueForJesusAdditional</a> ResourcesExamples of Bethel’s Divergent Theology with Richard Moore - YouTubeThe Dangers of Bethel and the NAR Movement with Holly Pivec - YouTubeThe Influence of the NAR on Christianity with Doug and Holly - YouTubeThe Marks of the New Apostolic Reformation with Dawn Hill - YouTubeFour Concerning Dangers about the Theology of Steven Furtick - YouTubeFour Biblical Reasons to Reject the Passion Translation - YouTubeSubscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

Concerns About Shane and Shane and a Plan for Discernment

Rhenn Cherry

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Rhenn Cherry talk about the growing influence of the Enneagram in Christian counseling and ministry, how biblical counselors should respond to the Enneagram, along with Rhenn giving a biblical critique of modern books applying the enneagram to counseling, and his book, Enneagram Theology: Is it Christian?What you’ll hear in this episode 	Why it is concerning that the Enneagram is being used as a test for a job or ministry promotion in the Church. 	What biblical counseling is and what it aims to do in the Church. 	The prevalence of the Enneagram in the Christian counseling world. 	How biblical counselors should respond to the Enneagram. 	Cherry’s biblical critique of modern books applying the Enneagram to counseling. 	Some of the most concerning elements of the mainstreaming of the Enneagram in the Church today. 	How Pastors and ministry leaders should equip and warn other Christians in their local churches about the Enneagram.About GuestRhenn Cherry is the director of finances and donor relations at the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and is an adjunct professor of biblical counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Terry live in Kansas City, Missouri. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Rhenn Cherry talk about the growing influence of the Enneagram in Christian counseling and ministry, how biblical counselors should respond to the Enneagram, along with Rhenn giving a biblical critique of modern books applying the enneagram to counseling, and his book, Enneagram Theology: Is it Christian? What you’ll hear in this episode 	Why it is concerning that the Enneagram is being used as a test for a job or ministry promotion in the Church. 	What biblical counseling is and what it aims to do in the Church. 	The prevalence of the Enneagram in the Christian counseling world. 	How biblical counselors should respond to the Enneagram. 	Cherry’s biblical critique of modern books applying the Enneagram to counseling. 	Some of the most concerning elements of the mainstreaming of the Enneagram in the Church today. 	How Pastors and ministry leaders should equip and warn other Christians in their local churches about the Enneagram. About Guest Rhenn Cherry is the director of finances and donor relations at the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and is an adjunct professor of biblical counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Terry live in Kansas City, Missouri.  Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

The Enneagram and Biblical Counseling With Rhenn Cherry

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave is joined by Dawn Hill and Doreen Virtue, and together they discuss the dangerous theology of Come Out in Jesus name with examples from the theology and practice of Greg Locke, Alexander Pagani, Tai Locke, and Isaiah Saldivar, the dangers of spiritual abuse and the marks of it, along with the sufficiency of Christ and the importance of it.What you’ll hear in this episodeLearning to deal with and respond correctly to criticism.Examples of the theology and practice of Greg Locke, Alexander Pagani, Tai Locke, and Isaiah Saldivar.How Scripture confronts the approach to modern-day deliverance.The danger theology of the Come Out in Jesus Name movie.The dangers of spiritual abuse and the marks of it.The sufficiency of Christ and the importance of it.About GuestDoreen is an author and podcaster. Her website is: DoreenVirtue.com and you can find her at Instagram.com/DoreenVirtue, Facebook.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus, and YouTube.com/DoreenVirtueForJesusDawn Hill is a Christian blogger known as The Lovesick Scribe and the host of The Lovesick Scribe Podcast. She is passionate about sharing the truth and pointing others back to Jesus Christ through the written Word as the standard of authority for Christian living and instruction while being led by the Holy Spirit into maturity. She is the author of NonProphet Woke: The Reformation of a Modern-Day Disciple. She is a wife to Nicholas and a mother to Anabel and Ephraim. You can follow her on Facebook and Instagram.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave is joined by Dawn Hill and Doreen Virtue, and together they discuss the dangerous theology of Come Out in Jesus name with examples from the theology and practice of Greg Locke, Alexander Pagani, Tai Locke, and Isaiah Saldivar, the dangers of spiritual abuse and the marks of it, along with the sufficiency of Christ and the importance of it.What you’ll hear in this episodeLearning to deal with and respond correctly to criticism.Examples of the theology and practice of Greg Locke, Alexander Pagani, Tai Locke, and Isaiah Saldivar.How Scripture confronts the approach to modern-day deliverance.The danger theology of the Come Out in Jesus Name movie.The dangers of spiritual abuse and the marks of it.The sufficiency of Christ and the importance of it.About GuestDoreen is an author and podcaster. Her website is: <a href="http://DoreenVirtue.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DoreenVirtue.com</a> and you can find her at <a href="http://Instagram.com/DoreenVirtue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram.com/DoreenVirtue</a>, <a href="http://Facebook.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus</a>, and <a href="http://YouTube.com/DoreenVirtueForJesusDawn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube.com/DoreenVirtueForJesusDawn</a> Hill is a Christian blogger known as The Lovesick Scribe and the host of The Lovesick Scribe Podcast. She is passionate about sharing the truth and pointing others back to Jesus Christ through the written Word as the standard of authority for Christian living and instruction while being led by the Holy Spirit into maturity. She is the author of NonProphet Woke: The Reformation of a Modern-Day Disciple. She is a wife to Nicholas and a mother to Anabel and Ephraim. You can follow her on Facebook and Instagram.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

Exposing the Dangerous Theology of Come Out in Jesus Name Movie

Brooke Bartz

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Brooke Bartz about Open Hearts conference 2023, why women are to learn theology, how theology helps women, why complementarian theology is good for the Church, and how husband and wife can encourage one another with Scripture.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe origin and purpose of Open Hearts.Brooke’s latest projects.How women can watch the Open Hearts conference and where they can watch.Why women are to learn theology.How theology helps women in all of life.Why complementarian theology is good for the church.How husband and wife can encourage one another with Scripture.About the GuestBrooke Bartz is a stay-at-home wife and mom. She is the founder of Open Hearts in a Closed World Ministry and Conference and is involved in women’s ministry at her church. She is married to her childhood crush, and they have a beautiful twelve-year-old daughter. Brooke desires for teen girls to come to faith in Christ and then live out their lives boldly and unashamed of the Gospel as they hold to their purity and stand for Jesus in their generation. She enjoys teaching women of all ages the Word of God and speaks at conferences. Brooke's passion is spurring on the women God leads to her sphere of influence, inspiring their hearts to be a living testimony in Christ and a light in the darkness.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

Open Hearts 2023 and Studying the Word with Brooke Bartz

Ray Comfort

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Ray Comfort about spiritual growth and evangelism, dealing with fear and anxiety in evangelism, and sharing Christ with difficult people, along with his new book, So Many Lions, So Few Daniels Living Without Compromise in a World in Need of Truth (Baker books, 2023).What you’ll hear in this episodeThe relationship between spiritual growth and evangelism.Dealing with anxiety and fear while engaging non-Christians in evangelism.Dealing with objections in evangelism.Advice for new Christians to get plugged into a local church.Sharing Christ with difficult people.About the GuestRay Comfort is an experienced apologist and popular speaker who has written over 100 books. Cohost of the award-winning TV program Way of the Master, which airs across the globe, Comfort is the executive producer of several award-winning movies that have been seen by millions. He and his wife, Sue, live in Southern California.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

Evangelizing With Confidence in Christ With Ray Comfort

Nancy Pearcey

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Nancy Pearcey about how men are under attack in secular culture and media and how Christians should respond, how Christian men should deal with their emotions, fathers and their role with sons, dealing with abuse in the church, and her new book, The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes (Baker Books, 2023).What you’ll hear in this episodeHow men are under attack by our secular culture and secular media and how Christians should respond.Why Christians are against abuse of any kind.How men are torn between two competing scripts, the secular and the biblical today.Why Christian men who are faithful in their church attendance have the lowest levels of abuse and divorce.What specific repentance and confession look like in marriage and our relationships with one another.What biblical manhood and biblical courage looks like in our home, church, and society.How biblical men deal with their emotions.The history of the idea of toxic masculinity and the long-term strategy for preventing toxic masculinity.Why Christians fathers investing in their sons is so vital.Practical steps fathers can take to be more involved with their sons and daughters.How local churches can respond more effectively to abuse in Christian homes.About the GuestNancy Pearcey is the author of The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes, as well as Love Thy Body, The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and Total Truth. She is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. She has been quoted in The New Yorker and Newsweek, highlighted as one of the five top women apologists by Christianity Today, and hailed in The Economist as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual."Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

The Toxic War on Masculinity With Nancy Pearcey

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Jason Meyer

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Jason Meyer talk about identifying and rooting out discouragement in our lives and the place of God's people in the local church helping to address discouragement in their lives, along with his book, Don’t Lose Heart: Gospel Hope for the Discouraged Soul (Baker, 2019).What you’ll hear in this episodeHow Christians can begin to spot the lies of discouragement.How Christians can root out the lies of discouragement in their lives.What Martyn-Lloyd-Jones can teach us about the topic of discouragement.How discouragement is a form of identity theft.How our expectations affect our being discouraged.What Christians should do when they feel overwhelmed by life and the responsibilities of life, work, and family.The role a right and biblical perspective of life in Christ has on Christians combatting discouragement.How Christians in our local churches help one another confront discouragement in our lives.What role encouragement has in combatting discouragement.Help for those struggling mightily with Satan’s lies that they are worthless to God.Advice to Pastors and ministry leaders struggling with discouragement.About the Guest Jason Meyer is pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church and associate professor of New Testament at Bethlehem College and Seminary. He daily thanks the Lord that he gets to be married to the love of his life, Cara. The Lord has blessed them with four children and they live in Roseville, Minnesota. Jason still can't get over the fact that the Lord saved him. He believes that being a Christian is the most wonderful thing in the world.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. Ifyou like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

Jason Meyer- Don’t Lose Heart: Gospel Hope for the Discouraged Soul

On today’s Equipping You in Grace, Dave talks about the importance of delighting in the God who gave us the Word of God, overcoming obstacles in your yearly Bible reading, and some of my habits for theological study.What you’ll hear in this episode 	The importance of daily Bible reading and study of Scripture. 	The importance of reading and listening to the Bible. 	Why Christians should delight in the Bible the book, God has given His people. 	The importance of prayer in the Christian life. 	Some of my habits for theological study and growth. 	Why prioritizing Bible reading over reading Christian books is essential. 	Why reading good Christian books is essential. 	Overcoming obstacles that stop you from reading the Bible.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace, Dave talks about the importance of delighting in the God who gave us the Word of God, overcoming obstacles in your yearly Bible reading, and some of my habits for theological study. What you’ll hear in this episode 	The importance of daily Bible reading and study of Scripture. 	The importance of reading and listening to the Bible. 	Why Christians should delight in the Bible the book, God has given His people. 	The importance of prayer in the Christian life. 	Some of my habits for theological study and growth. 	Why prioritizing Bible reading over reading Christian books is essential. 	Why reading good Christian books is essential. 	Overcoming obstacles that stop you from reading the Bible. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

Reading and Studying the Bible in 2020

Christopher Ash

On today’s Equipping you in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Christopher Ash talk about the theme of scattering and gathering in the Bible, and the importance of biblical theology to the Christian life and ministry, along with his book, Remaking a Broken World The Heart of the Bible Story (The Good Book, 2019).What you’ll hear in this episodeThe significance of the Bible’s teaching on scattering and gathering.How biblical theology can help Christians better understand the Bible itself.How biblical theology helps Christians to serve one another in the local church.How biblical theology helps Christians to grow in their understanding of the person and work of the Lord Jesus.How biblical theology helps Christians grow in their understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives.How biblical theology helps Christians grow in their understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit in their local churches.In what way the glory of God is bound up with what happens in local churches now.In what way the new creation will be the theater of the glory of God.About the Guest Christopher Ash has been a pastor and then Director of the Cornhill Training Course. He is now an author and writer-in-residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping you in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Christopher Ash talk about the theme of scattering and gathering in the Bible, and the importance of biblical theology to the Christian life and ministry, along with his book, Remaking a Broken World The Heart of the Bible Story (The Good Book, 2019).What you’ll hear in this episodeThe significance of the Bible’s teaching on scattering and gathering.How biblical theology can help Christians better understand the Bible itself.How biblical theology helps Christians to serve one another in the local church.How biblical theology helps Christians to grow in their understanding of the person and work of the Lord Jesus.How biblical theology helps Christians grow in their understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives.How biblical theology helps Christians grow in their understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit in their local <a href="http://churches.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">churches.In</a> what way the glory of God is bound up with what happens in local churches <a href="http://now.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">now.In</a> what way the new creation will be the theater of the glory of God.About the Guest Christopher Ash has been a pastor and then Director of the Cornhill Training Course. He is now an author and writer-in-residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

Christopher Ash– Remaking a Broken World The Heart of the Bible Story

Kevin Vanhoozer

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Kevin Vanhoozer discuss the biblical disciplined imagination, walking in a manner worthy of the calling we’ve received, the work of pastor-theologians, along with his book, Hearers and Doers: A Pastor's Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine (Lexham Press, 2019).What you’ll hear in this episodeWhat the theological interpretation of Scripture is.How biblical and theological interpretation are both similar and different from one another.In what way does theology serve the church because doctrine serves discipleship, and biblical interpretation when done the right way.How church leaders can make disciples by better enabling them to critically examine images and stories in light of the biblical images and stories by which they ought to live in.What it means that the pastors is to be an eye doctor and general practitioner of the church, along with how it relates to the pastor as pastor-theologian.What distinguishes the biblically disciplined imagination from the non-disciplined imagination.Why walking in a manner worthy of the calling the Christian has received is so important.In what way biblical interpretation is like a theatrical performance.Advice for the pastor who desires not only to be a good pastor-theologian but eye-doctor and general practitioner of the church but may not be sure where to start.About the GuestKevin J. Vanhoozer (Ph.D., Cambridge University) is a research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of several books, including Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine and Biblical Authority after Babel: Retrieving the Solas in the Spirit of Mere Protestant Christianity, both Christianity Today Theology Books of the Year (2015, 2017). He is married and has two daughters.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. Ifyou like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Kevin Vanhoozer discuss the biblical disciplined imagination, walking in a manner worthy of the calling we’ve received, the work of pastor-theologians, along with his book, Hearers and Doers: A Pastor's Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine (Lexham Press, 2019).What you’ll hear in this episodeWhat the theological interpretation of Scripture is.How biblical and theological interpretation are both similar and different from one <a href="http://another.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">another.In</a> what way does theology serve the church because doctrine serves discipleship, and biblical interpretation when done the right way.How church leaders can make disciples by better enabling them to critically examine images and stories in light of the biblical images and stories by which they ought to live in.What it means that the pastors is to be an eye doctor and general practitioner of the church, along with how it relates to the pastor as pastor-theologian.What distinguishes the biblically disciplined imagination from the non-disciplined imagination.Why walking in a manner worthy of the calling the Christian has received is so <a href="http://important.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">important.In</a> what way biblical interpretation is like a theatrical performance.Advice for the pastor who desires not only to be a good pastor-theologian but eye-doctor and general practitioner of the church but may not be sure where to start.About the GuestKevin J. Vanhoozer (Ph.D., Cambridge University) is a research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of several books, including Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine and Biblical Authority after Babel: Retrieving the Solas in the Spirit of Mere Protestant Christianity, both Christianity Today Theology Books of the Year (2015, 2017). He is married and has two daughters.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. Ifyou like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

Kevin Vanhoozer- Hearers and Doers: A Pastor’s Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine

John Frame

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Dr. John Frame have a wide-ranging conversation about why Christians should read and study philosophy, free will, the problem of evil, making good arguments, and his book, We Are All Philosophers: A Christian Introduction to Seven Fundamental Questions (Lexham Press, 2019).What you’ll hear in this episodeWhy Christians should read and study philosophy.How philosophy relates to theology.What Christian philosophers Dr. Frame has found helpful, who they are, and why they’ve been so beneficial to him.How the question, “What is everything made of?” relates to a Christian worldview.What free will is and how important it is for the Christian to get a good idea and understanding of this concept.Free will, stewardship, and the Christian’s responsibility before God.How Anslem has influenced Dr. John Frame.Why Christians make arguments.Why human thinking should be through a biblical worldview.How Christians should think about the problem of evil and answer those who question or doubt whether God is good.Some of the most significant Christian philosophers in the history of the church.About the GuestDr. John M. Frame is the retired J. D. Trimble Chair of Systematic Theology and Philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando and is the author of many books, including Salvation Belongs to the Lord, A History of Western Philosophy and Theology and the four-volume Theology of Lordship series.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. Ifyou like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

John Frame: Biblical Worldview, Philosophy, and the Christian

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Glenna Marshall have a great conversation about the goodness of God, lament, suffering, reading and studying the Bible, church hurt, loving the Church, and her new book, The Promise is His Presence: Why God Is Always Enough (P&amp;R, 2019).What you’ll hear in this episodeHow learning to follow Jesus doesn’t protect Christians from suffering but leads them in the path of suffering.What it is that what we often lack becomes the object of our worship.How the goodness of God helps Christians to face suffering.How desperation for the Lord helps Christians to cultivate deep dependence on the Lord.How learning the nearness of the Lord helps Christians to face the good days and bad days and everywhere in-between in the Christian life.How prioritizing our habits as Christians speaks to what matters most to them.The role of reading, studying, and meditating on Scripture helps Christians in challenge situations.What role waiting on the Lord should have in the lives of Christians.Learning good questions of the biblical text not to doubt God but to develop further trust in His revealed character in the Word of God.The role friends play in the Christian life to help them through times of suffering.How the practice of lament helps Christians during seasons of grief and suffering.How to respond to church hurt and deal with it in the Christian life.The greatness of God and how He orchestrates all the things of our lives for His glory.The local church and spiritual disciplines.The role of the local church and helping Christians through hard times.Why Christians should love the Church.About the GuestGlenna Marshall is a pastor's wife and mom of two boys. Through infertility, illness, and difficult ministry, she has learned that God's presence is the answer to life's every ache. As a writer, speaker, and musician, she loves to point women to the Bible to see God's goodness in all of life.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. Ifyou like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

Glenna Marshall- The Promise is His Presence: Why God Is Always Enough

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